Car fans of a certain age will reminisce wistfully about the golden era of VTEC-powered Hondas and their screaming naturally aspirated engines. But sometimes, the very thing that defines a brand may be holding it back. Porsche had to move to water-cooled engines to stay competitive, Ferrari ditched manuals to achieve ever loftier performance goals, and Honda ditched its V-TEC powerplant in favor of turbocharging for its 10th-generation Civic Si.
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